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Caiden or Caleb ? ..... Thoughts Please?

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 18:54

can i have ur opinions please....

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flower38 · 22/02/2011 17:17

Caleb

trudibleakley · 22/02/2011 17:01

even Caleb!

trudibleakley · 22/02/2011 17:01

my sons called Calen & he's just perfect!

flopsy1974 · 11/05/2010 09:48

Definately Caleb.

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 22:27

thanks mamapower i prefered caleb but as i sed b4 was unsure if it was too similar to my first son jacob but my family prefer it and the majority on here so think we are prob gonna decide to stick with caleb! thanks evry1! x

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MamaPower · 10/05/2010 22:18

Well, we have decided on Caleb if it's a boy so I vote that way...guess I am a bit biassed though! Good luck making the decision

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 21:28

thanks ppl

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AndieWalsh · 10/05/2010 21:19

Caleb

GetOrfMoiLand · 10/05/2010 21:15

Don't like Kaden Jayden Laydon Shmaydon names.

Caleb is a nice name though.

Rockbird · 10/05/2010 21:14

Caiden/Kayden is the Jason of its time. Will date very quickly.

biglips · 10/05/2010 21:12

if we had a boy, it would've of been Caleb

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 21:11

thanks magic mountain and mum in the middle as previously stated- it is not made up lol!

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MagicMountain · 10/05/2010 21:09

I like it, ym1, it means "little warrior".

muminthemiddle · 10/05/2010 20:59

Caiden does sound made up very chavvy.

Caleb sounds very biblical-way more than Jacob somehow.
Out of the 2 I would go with Caleb but neither conjures up positive images, sorry.

furious27 · 10/05/2010 19:52

Too fashionable - names like thos go in and out of fashion too quickly.

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 19:46

from what i can see caiden is a varient of kayden which is arabic

and caden is a varient of cade which is welsh

and we like it spelt caiden not that it makes much difference!

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 19:41

oh ryt! my first is jacob he hee, yes i shall find out more about this welsh connection as i had seen it as arabic so bit confused but thanks for all the comments! x

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screamingskull · 10/05/2010 19:38

i like Caiden it was the one of the two names we had chosen for my son who ended up being a Jacob lol.

as another poster said i think it has some kind of welsh conection so not made up

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 19:35

thanks gingerbaby lol glad u like it x

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 19:33

i did ask u 2 be honest can u pls explain what u mean by the 2nd half or ur comment?

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gingerbaby · 10/05/2010 19:31

Caleb is a lovely, lovely name. Think it goes well with Jacob. It was on the shortlist for DS and now you've reminded me I might put it back on if we have another boy.

muggglewump · 10/05/2010 19:31

Because it's chavtastoc. You did ask and if I'm honest, your spelling is not helping me think that a chav name is the way to go.

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yummymummie1 · 10/05/2010 19:30

magic mountain - thanks for that on a website i was on it sed it was arabic for 'companion' ? do u like it tho???

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bigstripeytiger · 10/05/2010 19:27

I like both.

MagicMountain · 10/05/2010 19:26

Caiden a name that can be traced back to Welsh and old English. Not made up, not new.